Pittsburgh Title 5 caps the number of dogs and cats kept at a single residence to prevent nuisance conditions, with higher counts treated as a kennel requiring zoning approval under Title 9.
Under Title 5 of the Pittsburgh Code, residential households may keep a limited number of dogs and cats before the property is classified as a commercial kennel. Once that threshold is exceeded, the property must obtain kennel approval through the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections and comply with Title 9 zoning standards. Pennsylvania state Dog Law (3 P.S. §459-101 et seq.) layers a state kennel license on anyone keeping 26 or more dogs annually. Pittsburgh Animal Care and Control enforces local nuisance complaints alongside the Bureau of Police.
Exceeding limits without kennel approval triggers citations, mandatory abatement, and possible removal of animals through Pittsburgh Animal Care and Control.
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